Dear students,

Grad Studies is getting ready to assign and renew awards for the 2024 Summer session, so be reminded that if you are an award holder you are responsible to ensure timely payment of their award funding in May:

Registration: Please register for the 2024S session. Award holders (including tuition award recipients) are required to maintain course registration for the duration of their award funding period. Failure to register for 2024S courses will result in award payment being delayed.

Award holder’s guide: Please be reminded that changes to your registration (such as program completion and leave of absenses) will affect your award payment. For further information, please visit:  https://www.grad.ubc.ca/scholarships-awards-funding/information-award-recipients/award-holders-guide

Please note that for continuing awards, the summer term award payments are typically assigned to student accounts in mid- to late-April.

For awards related questions, please contact graduate.awards@ubc.ca.
Please direct questions about course registration to graduate.sas@ubc.ca.

We would like to invite you to apply for TA positions in the Biology program for the 2024 winter session. These are full TAships, at 192hr per term.

Please:

1. Go to http://www.biology.ubc.ca/
2. Click on the “teaching assistants’ tab” for various documents related to the 2024W TA hire.
3. To apply, click on “Biology TA application 2024W”.
4. Fill the form and please read info given on this form.
5. Application must be submitted by May 12^th 2024 (Sunday) 11:59PM.
6. Offer acceptance must be sent by July 15^th 2024 to ensure that your first paycheck will not be delayed. (Note: if you miss these deadlines, you can still be hired, BUT there is a possibility of delay for your first paycheck).
7. We will start sending offers by late June/early July (offers to internal Zoology and Botany graduate students will be sent first and followed by external applicants). Please check your email daily so that you can reply to our offer promptly. Offers to external applicants will continue throughout the summer up to the start of terms 1 and 2 until all positions are filled.
8. Do not forget to get permission from your PI to TA for Biology.
9. All communication regarding TAship application must be sent to this email address: biology.taship@ubc.ca

If there is a problem or if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Biology TAship Team

Gigi Lau PhD
Biology Program Manager
Science | Zoology and Botany
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
6270 University Boulevard Biological Sciences Building | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 822 3367
gigi.lau@ubc.ca

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) will be offering a Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) on May 25, June 1 & 2, 2024.

The Grad ISW is a 24-hour, fully participatory, and peer-based professional development workshop for graduate students that is beneficial to both new and experienced instructors.

Please note: You must attend all sessions and complete all independent work for the complete duration of the workshop, (i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop).

To apply for the waitlist for May 25, June 1 & 2, 2024 ISW click here: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-may-25-june-1-2-2024-preliminary-application/

Application opens on April 12 at 9 am and closes on May 22  at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Graduate ISWs at UBC are in high demand. To create an equitable registration process all graduate students who apply for an ISW will first be enrolled on a waitlist, from which participants are randomly selected. If a participant has applied for more than one ISW waitlist, their name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list, giving them a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more information and a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

Workshop Eligibility:

Please read the application process and workshop eligibility prior to applying.

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is eligible if they are:

• a full-time or part-time registered graduate student at UBC during the academic term when the ISW is offered
• a graduate student at UBC who has completed degree requirements but has not yet convocated
• a joint degree graduate student who is enrolled at UBC and another institution
• a graduate student at UBC pursuing non-degree studies
• a visiting graduate student that is eligible to take courses

A participant who wishes to take the Grad ISW is not eligible if they are:

• not a graduate student at UBC
• a graduate student at UBC who has on-leave status
• a visiting graduate student that is not eligible to take courses

 

Elisa Herman
Event Coordinator
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca

UBC – LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(PLNT Science)

Melissa Platsko

“Phenology, diet breadth, and persistence of the common eastern bumble bee in Vancouver’s regional parks”

Monday, April 22, 2024 – 1:00 PM

Room 350, MacMillan Bldg.

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. T. Knipfer

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. R. Sargent – Supervisor
Dr. J. Carrillo  – Committee member
Dr. E. Elle – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. R. Sargent – Supervisor
Dr. E. Elle – Committee member
Dr. J. Whitton – External Examiner

UBC – LFS Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science
(PLNT Science)

Sharandeep Singh

“Genetic mapping of resistance to Fusarium head blight and DON accumulation in wheat landrace Wat.1190580”

Thursday, April 11, 2024 – 2:00 PM

Via Zoom

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65687249757?pwd=TlV3UkNMYUx2YW1TYStxZmtLb2Q2Zz09

 

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. R. Sargent

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. A. Riseman – Supervisor
Dr. G. Brar  – Committee member
Dr. R. Burlakoti – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. A. Riseman – Supervisor
Dr. G. Brar  – Committee member
Dr. R. Burlakoti – Committee member
Dr. H. S. Randhawa – External Examiner